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Statistics, Faculty of Science

STAT: Statistics

Introductory courses in probability and statistics are offered by many different departments at UBC. For a list of these courses and details concerning restrictions on the number of credits students may obtain for such courses, see "Pairing Lists" and "Probability and Statistics" in the Science section. The following course is for students in the Faculty of Applied Science: STAT 251. Additional fees are charged for some courses.

STAT 100 (3) Statistical Thinking

Explores the development and use of statistical thinking in the modern world. The aim is to develop statistical literacy and demonstrate applications of statistics in research and society. Students who obtain credit for any of STAT 306, 307, 308, 344 cannot in the same or later term gain credit for STAT 100. [3-0-1]Prerequisite: Principles of Mathematics 12 or Pre-Calculus 12

Organizing, displaying and summarizing data. Inference estimation and testing for elementary probability models. Not for credit towards a B.Sc. (Consult the Credit Exclusion list within the Faculty of Science section in the Calendar.) [3-1-0]Prerequisite: MATH 11. Or Pre-calculus 11.

Work experience in an industrial research setting. Normally taken during Winter Session of third year. Restricted to students admitted to the Co-operative Education Program in Statistics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.Prerequisite: Registration in Statistics Honours or Major Program.

STAT 399 (3) Co-operative Work Placement II

Work experience in an industrial research setting. Normally taken during Summer Session following third year. Restricted to students admitted to the Co-operative Education Program in Statistics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.Prerequisite: STAT 398.

Methods for exploring and presenting the structure of data: one group of numbers, several groups, bivariate data, time series data and two-way tables. Data displays, outlier identification, transformations, resistant regression, several types of data smoothing, comparisons with standard statistical methods. [3-0-1]Prerequisite: STAT 306.

STAT 447 (2-6) c Special Topics in Statistics

Students should consult the Statistics Department for the particular topics offered in a given year. Prerequisite: STAT 305. Permission of the instructor is required.

Detailed development of the theory of testing hypotheses and confidence regions, Bayesian models and inference, elements of decision theory and additional topics. Intended for Honours students. [3-0-0]Prerequisite: STAT 460.

STAT 498 (3) Co-operative Work Placement III

Work experience in an industrial research setting. Normally taken during Summer Session following fourth year. Restricted to students admitted to the Co-operative Education Program in Statistics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

STAT 499 (3) Co-operative Work Placement IV

Work experience in an industrial research setting. Normally taken during Term 1 of Winter Session of fifth year. Restricted to students admitted to the Co-operative Education Program in Statistics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.